OT (I hope): NTT experiments with galvanic vestibular stimulation

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/27/D8DGNKD82.html

"A special headset was placed on my cranium by my hosts during a
recent demonstration at an NTT research center. It sent a very low
voltage electric current from the back of my ears through my head _
either from left to right or right to left, depending on which way the
joystick on a remote-control was moved."

"I found the experience unnerving and exhausting: I sought to step
straight ahead but kept careening from side to side. Those alternating
currents literally threw me off."

"[...] NTT says the feature may be used in video games and amusement
park rides, although there are no plans so far for a commercial
product."

--phil

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